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aggrandize

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of aggrandize

1 to assign a high status or value to

  • a movie that aggrandizes the bad guys and makes the cops look like dopes
Synonyms of aggrandize

canonize, deify, dignify, elevate, ennoble, enshrine, ensky, enthrone, exalt, glorify, magnify
Words Related to aggrandize

boost, lift, promote, raise, upgrade, uplift

heighten, intensify

idealize, romanticize, sanitize, sugarcoat

acclaim, extol (also extoll), honor, laud, praise
Near Antonyms of aggrandize

belittle, decry, depreciate, detract, disparage, minimize
Antonyms of aggrandize

abase, degrade, demean, humble, humiliate

2 to make greater in size, amount, or number

  • a generous grant, enabling the library to significantly aggrandize its collection
Synonyms of aggrandize

accelerate, add (to), amplify, augment, boost, build up, compound, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, hype, increase, multiply, pump up, raise, stoke, supersize, swell, up
Words Related to aggrandize

boom, jump, skyrocket, spike

bump (up), ratchet (up) also rachet (up)

blow up, dilate, distend, inflate

draw out, elongate, flesh (out), lengthen, prolong, protract, stretch

develop, enhance, heighten, intensify, magnify

complement, supplement

beef (up), reinforce (also reenforce), strengthen

maximize

accumulate, amass, collect

follow up, parlay
Near Antonyms of aggrandize

abbreviate, abridge, curtail, shorten

compress, condense, constrict, contract

cut back, retrench
Antonyms of aggrandize

abate, decrease, de-escalate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, minify, reduce, subtract (from)

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